What Is So Endearing About this Guy???

By retrospectacle on August 15, 2006.

I don't really understand why I'm in love with this geriatric blogger on YouTube, but I so am. For one, his handle is Geriatric1927 (makes him 79!), he's got the cutest English accent, and he confirms that "Yes, I am as old as I look."

I don't really know what Tuesday with Morrie was about, but I envision it to be a bit like this. He video-blogs about his time in the military ("when they de-mobilze you, they kitted you out with a new set of clothes....including a Trillby hat...I wish I had it now, it would be so kitsch, in present terminology 'cool"'), motorcycling, among just general things that have happened in his long life. Its just adorable that this sharp-as-a-tack ex-academic ("I got letters after my name which I never never used....") is into YouTube and wants to share his story.

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